Is Preorder Bundle worth a cost? If so, how much? Let’s take a closer look.
Assumptions
- Ignore cosmetic only upgrade value i.e. sleeve, pet and art card style.
- Mastery Pass: $17
- Each set booster price: $1
- Each Mythic pack price: $1.30
- Mythic card value: $1.30
Elspeth Pack Bundle
| # | $ equivalent | |
| Boosters | 50 | 50 |
| Mythic Pack | 5 | 6.5 |
| Elspeth Sleeve | 1 | |
| Elspeth Resplendent Card | 1 | 1.3 |
| Elspeth Resplendent Depth Art Card Style | 1 | |
| Total Value | $57.80 | |
| Price | $49.99 |
The main value comes directly from booster packs. If you were to purchase same amount of booster packs it will cost $57.80. So there is roughly 15% saving.
OB NIXILIS Play Bundle
| # | $ equivalent | |
| Set Mastery Pass | 1 | 17 |
| Mythic Pack | 5 | 6.5 |
| Player Draft Token | 3 | 22.5 |
| Sealed Token | 1 | 10 |
| Ob Nixilis Sleeve | 1 | |
| Construct Pet | 1 | |
| Ob Nixilis, the Adversary Card | 1 | 1.3 |
| Ob Nixilis, the Adversary Depth Art Card Style | 1 | |
| Total Value | $57.30 | |
| Total Booster Packs (Draft + Sealed) | 19 | |
| Price | $49.99 |
The value is essentially identical to Elspeth bundle with 15% saving. However, this bundle true value depends on how much one plays the game and how good your skill is.
Mastery Pass requires you to play the actual games and level up to get the value out. In fact, if you were to complete all levels, $17 Mastery Pass could give $48 value based on the last set rewards.
Draft and sealed values significantly differ based on your skill. If you could win enough, it is even possible to go infinite.
Best Gem Value
Now that we know the preorder bundle has 15% saving, is it the best saving?
The answer is “No.”
The best way to spend your money i.e. Gems are to play limited format. If you have a good skill, you could even go infinite. The detail of this will be a separate analysis article.
Conclusion
In conclusion, each bundle provides 15% saving plus added cosmetic bonuses. If the cosmetic add-ons are your interest, getting these bundles are great deal.
However, if you are just after playable content, and looking for the best value, money may be better spend on buying mastery pass individually, and use rest of money on drafts.